off-screen / japan

A country learned by train

I didn't visit Japan; it happened to me, starting at age eleven. So this isn't a photo grid or an itinerary. It's the line I've been riding since, told stop by stop. Scroll to board. The thin line at the top of the screen is how far down the track you are.

Chapter 01age eleven

Arrival, in a language I didn't have

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Chapter 02the school years

Fluency is a place you commute to

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Chapter 03Yamaguchi, now

Home is a small station

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Chapter 04trips between semesters

The postcards are real

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miyajima, tide coming in
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Chapter 05ongoing

The next platform

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to be continued